PlatinumGames talked about Project G.G., as well as plans to get into publishing
Yesterday, PlatinumGames suddenly broke into the infofield with the news of the upcoming changes. Judging from the new interview with studio executives, PlatinumGames never gave up on plans to go into game publishing. That's why the former Nintendo veteran joined the company.
According to the words Atsushi Inaba (Atsushi Inaba), President of PlatinumGames, appointment Takao Yamane (Takao Yamane) to the position of vice president and director of brand development is related precisely to the expansion of the business.
The manager explained that the studio needs young professionals who know about publishing. However, you can't hang everything exclusively on them, so the team was looking for an experienced veteran, which he turned out to be Yamane. Thus, PlatinumGames intends to independently release its projects.
The conversation also started about Project G.G. — a game announced in 2020. It should complete the superhero trilogy Hideki Kamiya (Hideki Kamiya), which currently includes Viewtiful Joe and The Wonderful 101.
PlatinumGames bosses shared that over time, the scale of Project G.G. grew up According to the authors, this was influenced by ambition Otherwise and investment from Tencent. Originally, Project G.G. was something similar to a blank, from which both a large and a small game can grow. Kamiya invented the core of the project, which he packed in a single teaser.
"The way Project G.G. has grown since then is a credit Otherwise and his ambition. Instead of creating one such game, the president said, "These are the games PlatinumGames will be making from now on." <…> And we expanded the project to huge proportions. Personally, I didn't think the game would take this shape." - Hideki Kamiya
Project G.G. is no longer pure action, but is still built around the core gameplay mechanics. If the game designer is to be believed, a hint of this mechanic is hidden in the teaser. According to the developers, the core of the game has not changed even after the investment from Tencent.
Executives did not go into details about the current state of Project G.G., but suggested that they will be able to share news no earlier than June 2023. "I'd say 'see you in Los Angeles next June', - said Yamane, but did not specify whether the game will be attending E3 or Summer Game Fest.
